Worldwide Brand Experience Agency Taking Its Place in Downtown

ST. LOUIS, April 22, 2016 — Global brand experience agency Momentum Worldwide will move its St. Louis office and 150 employees to a 27,850-square-foot space in downtown St. Louis, announced JLL. The agency is leaving its suburban Richmond Heights space to take a full floor with a private rooftop deck at 1831 Chestnut St.

John Warren, a vice president in the St. Louis office of JLL, represented the landlord, Oak Street Real Estate Capital, in the transaction.

“The move by Momentum Worldwide underscores the resurgence underway in downtown St. Louis, which has become a creative hub for residents and businesses,” Warren said.

The St. Louis downtown area is undergoing a significant transition as residents move downtown and vintage buildings are leased by creative agencies, tech companies, and other entrepreneurial-minded businesses.

“As we’re a company built on how the power of experience can improve brands, we’re very excited for a move that demonstrates how dedicated we are to our world class talent’s experience at our agency,” said Momentum Worldwide Chairman & CEO Chris Weil. “The growing energy and vibrancy of downtown St Louis is the perfect environment for us to create inspired, creative work that will continue to connect us and our clients with opportunities and people around the world.”

Momentum Worldwide is planning a large renovation of the office space, focused on creating a unique experience centered around large, open spaces that encourage collaboration. The company expects to take occupancy of its space by January of 2017.

1831 Chestnut offers Class A amenities including a gym, café and conference room along with sweeping views of the Downtown. Additionally, the building provides the opportunity to design unique, creative spaces with its large floor plates and an open ceiling plan. The iconic St. Louis Union Station is also located directly across the street and includes a 539-room hotel with dramatic meeting, exhibit and outdoor space, and retail businesses. Further enhancements to Union Station are currently proposed, including adding a Ferris wheel.

Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC ("Oak Street") is a private equity real estate firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Oak Street manages both commingled funds and separate accounts on behalf of institutional and high net worth investors, including public and corporate pension plans, insurance companies, family offices and trusts. Oak Street is a minority and women-owned business enterprise.

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About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate. A Fortune 500 company with annual fee revenue of $5.2 billion and gross revenue of $6.0 billion, JLL has more than 230 corporate offices, operates in more than 80 countries and has a global workforce of more than 60,000. On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 4.0 billion square feet, or 372 million square meters, and completed $138 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2015. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $56.4 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.